Importance of Operations Management in Achieving Organizational Objectives

Management and
operations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Differences between the role of a leader and function of a manager..........................................1
Task B..............................................................................................................................................5
Key approaches of operation management and role of leaders and managers...........................5
Describe the importance of operation management in achieving organisation objectives,........6
Critically evaluate the applications of operations management that impact on decision-making
within business environment.......................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Operations management is a process through which company operates different function
within the control and planning. It has been used by the company because by this process
company controls and monitors all the functions and enhance the quality and productivity of the
product and services (Copacino, 2019). The operation management manages the cost of the
product and services that is offered by the company in an effective manner. Aston martin is an
auto-mobile company that produce the luxury and sports cars and established in 1913 by Lionel
Martin and Robert Bromford and situated in London,UK. The report includes the difference
between the role of leader and function of manager with that describes the approaches of
leadership. Also defines the advantages and disadvantages of different leadership approaches and
key approaches of operation management and there impact on decision-making of business
environment.
Differences between the role of a leader and function of a manager
Manager is an individual who manages the organisation to enhance the productivity and
performance of the company (What is operations Management, 2019). Induce the changes within
the company to raise the work-culture and generate opportunities for the business in terms of
growth by define the long-term goals for both individual and company. Manager of Aston Martin
plays an important role to measured the growth of the employees as they manages each
individual performance, planning, directing, controlling, monitoring and many more activities.
Function of manager: There are different roles of manager within the company that
helps Aston Martin to measured the growth and development are as follows:
 Monitoring: It is function with that manger manages all the activities of the individual
and also focus on daily schedule of the employees and help them to enhance the
performance.
 Controlling: It is a function through which manager controls all the ongoing activities
within the company and implies the change according to the requirement (Bachrach,
2019).
Characteristic of manager: There are different characteristic of the manager some are
as defined below as:
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 Time-management: It is the most important characteristic of the manger with that they
manage the time duration of all the activities that helps the Aston Martin to achieved their
target within a particular period of time.
 Communication: It is the channel through which people conveys there views to another
by which they is the clarity in the employees of Aston Martin that enhance the
productivity of the company.
Leader is the one who leads the people, it is the one that is followed by the people and
every individual wants to work like them. Leader is the one that influence others to work even in
more effective manner and it is a quality that will not be generated it is born talent.
Roles of leader: There are different roles of leader and some are as defined below as:
 Define the vision: Leader of Aston Martin defines the vision to every individual of the
company whereas vision is what an individual and the company wants to achieve within a
particular period of time. Leader leads the employees and influenced them to perform
better in the company and for that design the set of activities that create ease for the
employee to achieve there target.
 Influencer: Leader is the one that influence others to perform well and be a role model
for all every individual of the company (Crane, 2019).
Characteristic of leader: There are various characteristics of leader some are as follows
as:
 Positive attitude: Leader of Aston Martin also have the positive attitude towards all the
activities and always be ready to performed well in every situation.
 Passionate: Leaders are always passionate towards there work and also helps other to
achieve there target of the company.
Technology has been more developed and advanced for that to stay in a market for longer
period of time company adopts different ongoing technological changes in the business. As
Aston Martin always induce the advancement in there auto-mobiles as they are known for that.
Operation management ensures that all the advancement has effectively introduce in the business
for that leader and manager handle that process. In this manager manages the employee by
providing adequate training and development with that leader lead the employees to adopt the
change with an ease. If any change imparts in the business thus company need to provide
training to the employee to indulge that change in effective manner. It somehow affects the
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